{"id":28173,"date":"2016-09-30T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/colorado-will-use-marijuana-taxes-to-combat-bullying\/"},"modified":"2016-09-30T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T16:00:00","slug":"colorado-will-use-marijuana-taxes-to-combat-bullying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/colorado-will-use-marijuana-taxes-to-combat-bullying\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Will Use Marijuana Taxes to Combat Bullying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado&#x2019;s marijuana taxes could soon be used to help prevent school children from becoming victims of bullying.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedenverchannel.com\/news\/local-news\/surplus-marijuana-tax-revenues-to-be-used-for-bully-prevention-in-colorado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>The Denver Channel<\/em>,<\/a> the state is planning to utilize its surplus of marijuana taxes (money allotted under the voter approved Proposition BB)&#xA0;to bring the hammer down on bullies across the state. A portion of the estimated $66 million will be distributed to around 50 schools for this purpose through grants provided by the Colorado Department of Education.<\/p>\n<p>This means Colorado students could soon have some much needed psychological fodder in their social arsenal when it comes to dealing with bullying&#xA0;&#8211; all thanks to the taxed and regulated cannabis industry. Colorado&#x2019;s Department of Revenue shows that marijuana taxes have become one of the largest revenue generating outlets the state has to offer, with more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/pacific\/revenue\/colorado-marijuana-tax-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">$117 million collected<\/a> so far in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Around $3 million has been set aside for the program, with grants worth up to $40,000 being awarded to schools interested in participating.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&apos;s a lot of money,&#x201D; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedenverchannel.com\/news\/local-news\/surplus-marijuana-tax-revenues-to-be-used-for-bully-prevention-in-colorado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a> Dr. Adam Collins, bullying prevention and education grant coordinator for the CDE. &#x201C;It&apos;s a great opportunity for schools to apply and make sure the social and emotional wellness of their students is taken care of.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>There is no doubt that bullying has become one of the most distracting and devastating problems school-aged kids have to deal with while trying to get an education. Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stopbullying.gov\/news\/media\/facts\/#listing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reports<\/a> show that nearly 30 percent of all children in grades 6 through 12 have been bullied at some point, with 20 percent of the teens in their high school years reporting the same.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, learning to effectively deal with bullying could be a student&#x2019;s only fighting chance at seeing peaceful days once again. Reports show that <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4293806\/bullying-punishment-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">anti-bullying laws do very little to remedy the problem<\/a> because they often bring about more, intensified abuse. In order for a bully to get into trouble for violating these laws, a victim is often required to snitch them out &#x2013; an action that regardless of whether the person is 10-years-old or 40 can lead to stiff repercussions under the unwritten law&#xA0;of the streets.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado&#x2019;s new bully prevention program is just another benefit of the state&#x2019;s fully legal cannabis trade &#x2013; perhaps providing other states that might be considering a similar move to understand ways to maximize the performance of this new cash crop.<\/p>\n<p>Several more states, including California, could <a href=\"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/here-are-the-states-voting-on-marijuana-in-november%20%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legalize recreational cannabis markets<\/a> in the upcoming November election.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado schools have until October 21 to submit an application for the grant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State to give schools $3 million to teach bully prevention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3036],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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